Mexican federal authorities arrested the former Nuevo Leon State Policehead of intelligence for allegedly smuggling more than 24 pounds of crystal meth in his vehicle. Police made the arrest as the former top cop drove to the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo.

Mexican border state authorities arrested a top Gulf Cartel lieutenant a few miles south of the Texas border. The cartel operator is known as the second in command of one of the factions engaged in a fierce turf war.

The capture of a wanted drug lord and his subsequent release after pressure from the Sinaloa Cartel set a dangerous precedent, revealing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and his cabinet to be impotent against the narco-terrorists controlling most of the country.

Mexican drug cartels continue to be the greatest criminal drug threat to the U.S., federal authorities stated in one of their latest reports. Federal agencies reported that drug cartels in Mexico continue to be the wholesale sources of drugs for street gangs that in turn push narcotics at the local level.

Hundreds of Central American migrants rushed through the border gate between Guatemala and Mexico as another large-scale caravan begins its march to the U.S. border. At this point, Mexican authorities appear to be holding the new caravan back.

Local authorities responded to reports of a shooting inside the Simon Mall in this border city on Saturday afternoon. Police later said no shots had been fired and the scare came from the sound of breaking jewelry cases during a failed robbery attempt.

A high-ranking operator was able to continue climbing the ladder of the Juarez Cartel and supposedly ran a human slaughterhouse while being a U.S. informant. The actions of the former Mexican cop turned U.S.

A 15-year-old Honduran male escaped from a shelter for migrant children in the border city of Brownsville, Texas. The migrant teen is believed to have crossed into Mexico in order to head back to his home country.

McALLEN, Texas -- The new Homeland Security Secretary toured the Texas border and pointed out the need for more physical barriers, technology, agents, prosecutors, judges and undoing decades of failed policy.

Organized crime members are believed to be responsible for the murder in Mexico of a producer for the Netflix series, Narcos. The producer traveled to Mexico to search for shooting locations for the upcoming season.

As Texas deals with rising waters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey, state officials are warning those in Houston to stay off the roads unless necessary. Several parts of the city are underwater and dangers continue to grow.

A federal judge sentenced one of the top Los Zetas cartel leaders to 30 years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in helping smuggle ton quantities of drugs and playing a role in the raging violence that continues to plague Mexico.

McALLEN, Texas -- Two Mexican cartel smugglers and their Texan-born leader were sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl who they threatened to sever her fingers if her parents did not pay a ransom.